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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2011
Stefan Wessling, Lower Saxony, DE;
Jianyong Pei, Katy, TX (US);
Stefan Wessling, Lower Saxony, DE;
Jianyong Pei, Katy, TX (US);
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a method for estimating a pore pressure of an earth formation penetrated by a borehole and an associated uncertainty. The method includes: conveying a carrier through the borehole; performing formation measurements relating to porosity at a plurality of depths in the borehole using a downhole tool coupled to the carrier; defining a first depth interval and a second depth interval deeper than the first depth interval, the first depth interval comprising a first set of formation measurement points and the second depth interval comprising a second set of formation measurement points; establishing a plurality of trendlines of depth versus porosity-related measurements using a processor with each trendline in the plurality of trendlines extending from a point in the first depth interval through a point in the second depth interval; and calculating a pore pressure line and associated uncertainty using the plurality of trendlines.